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Phys.org / Whale, dolphin strandings show widespread disease, trauma
From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a "perfect storm" where human-caused trauma and infectious diseases were found in more than 65% of investigated strandings.
Phys.org / Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist
In 1977, an American physicist named John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetism. In his Nobel lecture, amid a discussion of rare earth elements, one sentence leaps out:
Phys.org / Why mangoes fall before they're ripe—and how science is helping them hang on
Ever wondered why your mango tree drops fruit before it's ripe? Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early.
Phys.org / China's durian craze has turned this tropical fruit into a tool of diplomacy
Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone's choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty's early maritime voyages.
Phys.org / It's (not) a new bike! How to manage kids' gift expectations at Christmas
Holiday celebrations involving gift giving can be roller coasters. The excitement of tearing into gifts is often mixed with intense anticipation—and sometimes, disappointment.
Phys.org / It's been 25 years since America decided to save the Everglades: Where do we stand?
The 20th century was horrible for the Everglades. The broad shallow river, one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet, was labeled wasteland and ruthlessly dammed, carved into parcels, dried out and diverted into near ...
Medical Xpress / Probiotics can restore gut microbiome in breastfed infants, study shows
In recent years, scientists have learned that the key beneficial infant gut bacteria Bifidobacterium infantis are disappearing from infants in high-resource areas such as the United States and Europe. A new study published ...
Phys.org / A dance of galaxies: JWST captures interacting dwarf galaxies
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured two nearby dwarf galaxies interacting with each other in this image released on Dec. 2, 2025.
Medical Xpress / Flu surge exposes missed COVID lessons
Three leading public health and social psychology experts warn that the U.K. is failing to apply vital lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as flu cases surge with hospitals facing mounting winter pressures ahead of the planned ...
Tech Xplore / First Bond game in a decade hit by two-month delay
A Danish video game studio said it was delaying the release of the first James Bond video game in over a decade by two months to "refine the experience."
Phys.org / Secret lives of cats could hold clues for wildcat return in Wales
A new study exploring the secretive lives of feral and free-roaming cats in Wales could shed light on wildcats' return to the country.
Phys.org / Optimized nanotube shapes can amplify electromagnetic field concentration by over 30 times
Researchers have developed a powerful computational framework that shows how carefully optimized nanotube shapes can amplify electromagnetic field concentration by more than 30 times compared to conventional circular nanotubes. ...